George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
A view of the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
Interactive map of the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre area
General information
Location	Toronto, Ontario, 245 Church St.
Coordinates	43°39′28″N 79°22′38″W / 43.6577°N 79.3773°W / 43.6577; -79.3773
Completed	2004
Inaugurated	2005
Cost	$45 million
Owner	Faculty of Engineering, Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Moriyama & Teshima Architects

The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre is a 4-story building that is part of Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Initially, in 2000, Santiago Calatrava proposed that the engineering building be 33 floors. The cost was $90 million and $25 million over the university's budget.¹

Completed in 2004 by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, the state-of-the-art building cost $45 million to complete.

The building houses the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science Dean's Office, the First Year Engineering Office² and the offices for the Departments of Aerospace Engineering;³ Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering;⁴ Computer Science;⁵ and Mathematics.⁶

The building was officially renamed in 2005 as the George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering after a gift from George and Helen Vari.